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THE ORIGIN OF OBESITY
Excess weight and obesity a fortiori are not conditions seen in nature. These are not problems found in primitive societies nor are they found in the animal kingdom, with the exception of household pets and here for obvious reason.
Civilization is the root cause of these problems which tend to appear during its more decadent phases. To truly understand this phenomenon one must therefore look at the richest country in the Western Hemisphere today, the United States.
In fact, 65% of Americans are overweight, a rate three times that found in France.
A further study of this overweight group reveals that 25% are considered obese, weighing more than 220 lbs, and that 75% of the people who fall into this obese category are under the of age 45. Moreover, the United States has the highest rate of cardiovascular disease in the Western World. These facts confirm that it is the deplorable eating habits developed in the United States since World War ll are to blame for this serious situation.
Americans, in an effort to undo the damage caused by their poor nutrition, have adopted to the point of obsession, dietary practices based on the four following principles:
1. Follow a calorie reduced diet;
2. Exercise intensively on a daily basis;
3. Eliminate all cholesterol completely from the diet;
4. Exclude all fat from the diet.
All recent studies show that this plan of action has failed to produce the desired results. To the contrary, not only has the average American continued to put on excess weight, but the level of cardiovascular disease in the United States remains the highest in the world. |
